Deshapriya Park Durgautsav

Deshapriya Park Durgautsav Committee

Deshapriya Park Durga Puja 2016 Theme

Creating history last year with the highest idol ever of over 80 feet could not provide joy to people for all the 5 days last year. After a stampede that led to some casualties as well, the pandal was ordered to be shut down. Moving ahead from the sad memory, this year, the Durga Puja Committee has geared up with renewed spirits and an even bigger theme. Keeping the authorities in the loop to ensure safety, artist Mintu Pal has worked with the theme “Hazar Haath”, which portrays the Goddess Durga as has been mentioned in the Chandi Path. The goddess here has 1,000 hands with which to kill 100 Asuras.

Keeping the mythological text in mind, Pal has created the idol with as many as 1,000 hands and 100 demon heads that adorn the pandal. Made of fibreglass and not clay, this is going to much more spectacular that it seems.

Deshapriya Park comes up with World 1st Maa Durga with One Thousand (1000) Hands. Deshapriya Park Durga Puja 2016, which is situated near Kalighat Metro Station and also easily accessible from Ballygunge Railway station.

Deshapriya Park Durga Puja 2016 Theme

World’s Largest Durga Idol

The Eighty eight ft tall (88 ft) feet tall and 80 feet wide made of fiber glass Durga idol has been sculptured by artist Mintu Pal and helping over 40 other artists had been working on the idol and the pandal for over 3 months. Over INR 5 million or Rs 50 lakh had been spent on the idol alone.

World’s Largest Durga Idol 88 ft. high & 80 ft. wide

Finally, the world’s tallest Durga idol was unveiled by Chief Minister (C.M) of West Bengal (W.B) Shrimati Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata’s Deshapriya Park on October 16, Friday. Created by artist Mintu Pal and 40 other artists, the Rs 50 lakh Durga idol is 80 ft tall and is made up of fiber glass. The organizers Deshapriya Park Durga Puja Committee have written to the Guinness Book of World Records to list it as the World’s tallest Durga idol.

World’s tallest Durga idol finally saw the light of the day on Friday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Durga puja pandal at Deshapriya Park in Kolkata. A cultural show followed the inaugural function.

The 80-feet tall fibre-glass Durga idol has been created by artist Mintu Pal and over 40 other artists had been working on the idol and the pandal for over two months. Over 50 lakh had been spent on the idol alone.

The idol was made part by part and put together last week. The organisers have written to the Guinness Book of World Records for listing it as the World’s tallest Durga idol.

“This year, Kolkata will see an idol of Goddess Durga that will touch the sky. Star Cement and the Deshapriya Park Puja Committee are the joint organisers of this event,” said Sanjay Kumar Gupta, CEO, Star Cement, organiser of the Deshapriya Park puja.